Intercultural Conflicts between Close Friends: A Case Study of Power Relations in Continuing Education in Saudi Arabia

Autor/inn/en	Glowacki-Dudka, Michelle; Usman, Irianti; Treff, Marjorie
Titel	Intercultural Conflicts between Close Friends: A Case Study of Power Relations in Continuing Education in Saudi Arabia
Quelle	In: Convergence, 41 (2008) 2-3, S.41-58 (18 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0010-8146
Schlagwörter	Continuing Education; Cultural Differences; Foreign Countries; Adult Educators; Power Structure; Case Studies; Interpersonal Communication; Females; Womens Education; Private Colleges; Doctoral Programs; Graduates; Friendship; Saudi Arabia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Weiterbildung; Kultureller Unterschied; Ausland; Adult education teacher; Adult education; Adult training; Teacher; Teachers; Adult educator; Erwachsenenbildner; Erwachsenenbildung; Lehrer; Lehrerin; Lehrende; Case study; Fallstudie; Case Study; Interpersonale Kommunikation; Weibliches Geschlecht; 'Women''s education'; Frauenbildung; Privathochschule; Doktorandenprogramm; Graduate; Absolvent; Absolventin; Hochschulabsolvent; Hochschulabsolventin; Freundschaft; Saudi-Arabien
Abstract	This study examines the breakdown of professional and personal communication and relationship through the lens of cultural differences. The case is based on the experience of two female adult educators--an American and a Saudi--working within continuing education at a private women's college in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Graduates of the same U.S. doctoral programme, and good friends, they expected that their working styles would be consistent and complementary; yet that proved very different in real experience. Findings demonstrate that absence of preliminary understanding of cultural differences may adversely impact both personal and professional relationships. The theoretical framework includes cultural dimension theory and face negotiation theory, as well as the binary concepts of collectivist and individualistic culture, high-context and low-context culture, and politeness theory. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10